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Representation ID: 8507

Received: 02/09/2021

Respondent: Bedfordshire Police

Bedfordshire Police (BP) welcomes this opportunity to assist Bedford Borough Council with the
preparation of the Local Plan 2040. This stems from our desire to work in partnership with the Council
to ensure that development growth is designed to promote safety, as well as being supported by the
infrastructure necessary to guarantee the security of the new communities and places created by it.
This is why these representations are supported by an updated Bedfordshire Police Infrastructure Plan
(August 2021) (BPIP); the first edition of which was submitted to the Council in April 2020. The purpose
of this being to explain the police infrastructure implications and costs associated with the development
growth now being envisaged for the Borough.
By way of ensuring that these representations are as concise as possible, we only respond to those parts
of the new Local Plan that directly concern the aforementioned priorities of BP: